Adolescence Service Manager

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Job Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £54,971 (Level one) rising to £58,261 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location: Loxley House - Station Street Nottingham NG2 3NG

Adolescence Service Manager - Make a Difference to the Future of Young People!

Thank you for your interest in joining Nottingham City Council. We have already launched an exciting period of transformation across the Council, aligned to our recent Improvement Plan.

We are committed to overcoming the challenges of recent years whilst setting an ambitious, forward-thinking course for the city's future.

With a clear vision and a strong resolve, we are committed to creating an aspirational environment where every child and young person in Nottingham has the opportunity to achieve, learn, and be safe in their family environment.

Nottingham Children's Services are at a critical point in our transformation journey. We are transforming our approach to delivering early help, we have taken on board learning from recent inspections and the national Care Review and are focused on embedding continuous improvement across our services.

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

We are now looking for an enthusiastic, experienced, and dynamic Adolescence Service Manager to take a strategic lead in the development and delivery of services for children and young people, including Youth Justice and commissioned services.

In this pivotal role, you'll oversee the Youth Justice Service, ensuring local KPIS are met and National Standards and KPIs set by the Ministry of Justice and Youth Justice Boards.

You'll manage a dedicated team, drive collaboration across statutory, voluntary, and community sectors, and ensure that high-quality services meet statutory requirements and deliver the best outcomes for young people and their families.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the operational and strategic management of the Adolescence Service, ensuring effective service delivery and partnership working across sectors.
• Ensure that children, young people, and families receive early help, safeguarding, and effective interventions that prevent escalation to statutory services.
• Take responsibility for service planning, development, and policy implementation in line with corporate and departmental priorities.
• Lead a talented team, offering regular supervision, development opportunities, and monitoring individual and team performance.
• Manage budgets and resources to meet service needs and achieve National Standards and key performance indicators (KPIs) while remaining within financial and statutory regulations.
• Work collaboratively with other city departments, agencies, and voluntary organisations to ensure a holistic approach to supporting young people and their families.

The ideal candidate will have:

We're seeking a leader who embodies our values of Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion, Change & Innovation, and Collaboration. You will have excellent knowledge and experience of the Youth Justice System. You will be someone who can drive positive change, inspire others, and build high-performing teams to provide excellent services.

Service Leadership Expectations: As a service leader, you'll demonstrate:

• Leading People: Empowering and motivating your team to achieve exceptional results.
• Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: Creating an inclusive culture and ensuring EDI is embedded in all aspects of the service.
• Change & Innovation: Driving a culture of continuous improvement and exploring innovative ways to design and deliver services.
• Collaboration: Building relationships across boundaries to ensure the best outcomes for children, young people, and families in Nottingham
• You will be educated to degree level in a relevant Children's service (e.g., Dip SW/CQSW, Youth Justice, education, health, Probation, Youth Work etc,.).

We offer a supportive and collaborative environment where your leadership can truly make a difference. You'll be part of a forward-thinking team that is committed to making positive changes and achieving outcomes that benefit our communities.

If you're ready to take on a strategic leadership role and make a lasting impact on the lives of children and young people, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today to become part of an exciting and rewarding journey, making a real difference for the people of Nottingham.

• Please note:

- This post is politically restricted.

- A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

- The role requires you to participate in the on call rota.

You can find the job description for this post here

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Wilf Fearon, Head of Early Help Services by email at wilf.fearon@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Closing Date: 30th March 2025

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: 14th April 2025

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About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years' service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working - to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we'd like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.